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http://ift.tt/2t72KOW Yakubu Dogara The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has called on the youths in the country to embrace agriculture as means of livelihood. Dogara made this call while launching the distribution of 2,100 bags of fertiliser for Yamaltu-Deba constituents in Lubo, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fertiliser was donated by Alhaji Abubakar Yunus, the member representing Yamaltu-Deba Federal constituency in the National Assembly. “I am calling on the youths, to embrace Agriculture as means of livelihood,“ he said. Dogara said the wealthy persons in the society who were constructing mansions, should also invest in Agriculture so that the common man can have food on his table and also be gainfully employed. He commended the member for the assistance rendered to his constituents, describing it as timely. “This is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s p...

http://ift.tt/2q9XH08 Rickey Tarfa A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Abiodun Owonikoko has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) haS no evidence linking his client Mr Rickey Tarfa (SAN) to alleged bribery of two judges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tarfa is being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency of two charges of offering gratification to a public official and perverting the course of justice. According to the EFCC, Tarfa allegedly bribed Justice Mohammed Yinusa and Justice H.A Ngajiwa to pervert the course of justice. Tarfa claims to be innocent of the charges. Owonikoko, made the assertion on Thursday, while cross-examining Mr Danladi Daniel, a detective with the EFCC. “The EFCC has no evidence directly linking Rickey Tarfa’s chambers to the bank accounts of the judges. “Our findings revealed that the alleged UBA bank account which belonged to Justice Mohammed Yinusa, belonged to someone who bears the same name, one Mr M...